dársela con queso

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give it to them with cheese”.

Verb

dársela con queso (first-person singular present me la doy con queso, first-person singular preterite me la di con queso, past participle la dado con queso)

1. (idiomatic) to hoodwink

Further reading

• “dársela a alguien con queso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10